Friday 31 August 2018

COSCO SHIPPING CAPRICORN

2018 / 196,670gt 20,117 teu. She is on her maiden voyage and was en route from
 Rotterdam to Port Said when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham at dusk today.

                             Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 31/8/2018.

Thursday 30 August 2018

GLOVIS CONDUCTOR

2006 / 60,118gt 6500 cars Ex Favorite Ace 2012. Owned by Gram Car Carriers, Norway and chartered to MOL, Japan. She was en route from Zeebrugge to Santos when she landed her
 deep sea pilot at Brixham 30/8/2018. The last time she called here was 20/5/12 as
 Favorite Ace.
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                                         Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham
                                        

CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY

2018 / 217,673gt 20,776 teu Flagship of the CMA CGM fleet.She is one of the 3rd largest
containerships in the world and the largest that call at Southampton.She arrived from
 Algeciras and sailed to Dunkirk.

                                            Picture taken from Calshot 27/8/18

SAGA PEARL II

1981 / 18,591gt 446 pass owned by Saga Cruises Ltd,UK. She is on a 6 nights Summer Regatta
Cruise from Dover and called at the Isles of Scilly before arriving at Dartmouth yesterday for a
2 day visit.She will leave for Dover this afternoon.

                            Picture taken from Kingswear 29/8/18 as she was being helped
                                         to turn in the River Dart by the tug Morgawr.

Thursday 16 August 2018

TSUSHIMA

2008 / 160,196gt 310,391 dwt owned by MK Centennial Maritime Pte Ltd, Singapore.
She was bound from Rotterdam to Jose Terminal,Venezuela when she landed her deep
sea pilot at Brixham 15/8/2018.The last time she was in N.Europe was June 2017 when
she called at Antifer and Fawley.

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham.

Tuesday 7 August 2018

KALKVIK

2007 / 5325gt 9402 dwt Self - Unloading general cargo ship owned by Erik Thun AB,
Sweden and registered in the Faroe Islands. She arrived from Cuxhaven and is about
to enter Victoria Wharf, Plymouth 6/8/2018 to load China clay.

                                           Picture taken from Devil's Point, Plymouth



T-AKE 13 MEDGAR EVERS

2012 / 40,950 tons full load. A United States Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark
Replenishment ship.She left Plymouth 6/8/2018 after a weekend visit.

                                    Picture taken from Devil's Point, Plymouth

Monday 6 August 2018

COSCO SHIPPING DENALI

2018 / 154,369gt 14,568 teu. She was bound from Felixstowe to Suez on the NE1 Service
when she landed her deep sea pilot at sunset at Brixham 6/8/2018. She is on her maiden
 voyage and when she gets back to China she will then operate on the MD2 Service.

                                           Picture taken from the pilotboat

Sunday 5 August 2018

DANICA HAV

1984 / 1536gt owned by Hav Bulk AS, Norway.She arrived in Babbacombe Bay from
Belfast 4/8/2018 and is awaiting orders.

                                     Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs, Torquay 5/8

HAMBURG

1997 / 15067gt 423 pass.Ex C Columbus 2012 Owned by Hapag Lloyd and on charter
 to Plantours Cruises,Germany. She is on a 13 day Round Britain Cruise which started
 at Bremerhaven 1/8 with the 1st port of call at London then arrived at Torquay this
 morning and sailed to the Scilly Isles this evening.

                               Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain,Torquay 5/8/2018

Saturday 4 August 2018

EAGLE SAN FRANCISCO

2018 / 81,377gt 157,124 dwt owned by AET Inc. Ltd. Bermuda.She is loaded with a cargo
 of fuel oil and  bound from Muuga,Estonia to Singapore. She landed her deep sea pilot
 at Brixham 4/8/2014. This is her first visit to Northern Europe.

                                                 Picture taken from the pilotboat

Friday 3 August 2018

COSCO SHIPPING ARIES

2017 / 196,670gt 20117 teu. She was en route from Rotterdam to Suez when she
landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 3/8/2018.

                                             Picture taken from the pilotboat

Wednesday 1 August 2018

MOL TRADITION

2017 / 210,678gt 20,170 teu owned by Mitsui OSK Line,Japan.She was bound from
 Rotterdam to Hong Kong via Jebel Ali when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham
1/8/2018. This is the first time she has been here in the daylight.

                                            Picture taken from the pilotboat.